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2021

A ‘lobbyist who has to make the president happy’ is part of Facebook’s content moderation, employees complain: report

"Jesse Lehrich, co-founder of advocacy group called Accountable Tech, told POLITICO that "it is a fatal flaw of Facebook as a company that their team in charge of lobbying governments clearly is empowered to intervene on product and content decisions in ways that make it impossible to do good work."

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Washington Post
Oct 16, 2024
Don’t say ‘vote’: How Instagram hides your political posts

Consider a wider study by the advocacy group Accountable Tech, which quantified the audience drop from five prominent liberal Instagram accounts, including the Human Rights Campaign and Feminist, that post almost entirely about politics. Over 10 weeks this spring, their average audiences fell 65 percent.

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Associated Press
Oct 07, 2024
Sustainable Media Center Welcomes Eight New Members to its Advisory Board

A seasoned political strategist and communications expert, Robbie Dornbush is currently Chief of Staff at Accountable Tech. With a background that includes high-impact issue advocacy campaigns and a role as Chief of Staff and Special Assistant to the Press Secretary at the White House, Robbie brings extensive political and strategic experience to the Center.

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